Private colleges in British Columbia, Canada, are using “unethical business practices” to refuse international students refunds, a charity has warned.

Universities Canada has expressed concern over news that international students are dying of overdoses in British Columbia and has called for additional funding.

Kaplan International and the University of Victoria signed an agreement allowing the former to recruit international students for entry to many UVic programs.

Students at Emily Carr University staged a walk-out after the university announced proposals to raise tuition fees for new international students by 30%. 

Despite Canadian provinces and territories lifting virtually all Covid public health restrictions, including mandatory masking, several institutions will be turning to Covid mandates in the fall semester.

A new transfer agreement between the College of the Rockies and the University of Alberta will “open other options” up for engineering students.

The Greater Victoria School District in BC has dropped a curfew prohibiting international students from visiting downtown on Friday and Saturday evenings.

A group of international students in Canada saved two hikers from falling into fast flowing water by fashioning a rope out of their turbans.